Open Call

All Is Leaf: Geodesic Dome Residency

All Is Leaf

No Funding
Mt. Hood , United States

Eligibility

All Is Leaf is now accepting submissions for the Geodesic Dome Residency from April 27 - May 3, 2020. All creative beings seeking dedicated time to contemplate land and earth and who desire participation in sustainable creative acts to change the world are encouraged to apply. If your work advocates awareness, innovation, or revolution towards a better relationship with our earth and each other, we want to hear from you. Geodesic Domes are experiments in tension and integrity seeking to improve human shelter through accessibility and efficiency. Buckminster Fuller, a strident pioneer of socio-ecological thought, is credited with bringing these structures into American mainstream thought as part of mid-century design and innovation. Fuller dedicated his life as an experiment seeking to “find what a single individual could contribute to changing the world and benefiting all humanity" The first full sphere geodesic dome was constructed at the University of Oregon in 1959. Please visit

Number of Participants

~5-7 participants

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

April 27, 2020 - May 03, 2020

Costs

  • $10.00 application fee
  • $1,111.00 program fee (one-time)

Facilities

Co-Working, Desk Space

Housing

Cabin, Guest House

Meals

Breakfast, Coffee, Dinner, Lunch, Snacks, Tea

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Discussion

Languages

No languages listed

Program Description

Spaceship Earth… A Geodesic Dome is a hemispherical structure based on a geodesic polyhedron made up of triangular elements which are structurally rigid and distribute the structural stress throughout the structure. Since light refracts and stays inside the dome, these structures are able to take full advantage of solar gain, which reduces the need for artificial lighting. They are the only man-made structures that get proportionally stronger as they increase in size. They are also lighter, more structurally sound and require fewer materials. This particular Geodesic Dome is located in a secluded creekside setting surrounded by tall cedars, two seasonal creeks and a waterfall. It is centered directly in the Mt. Hood National Forest, a dormant volcano capped by glaciers. Mt. Hood is home to hiking trails, alpine lakes and the Timberline Trail which winds through acres of old growth forest while encircling the peak, passing waterfalls, glacial creeks, and meadows.

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